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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- A recent paper found that AI can experience “brain rot.”
- Models underperform after ingesting “junk data.”
- Users can test for these four warning signs.
You know that oddly drained yet overstimulated feeling you get when you’ve been doomscrolling for too long, like you want to take a nap and yet simultaneously feel an urge to scream into your pillow? Turns out something similar happens to AI.
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